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    M17x 2-3 fingers gestures unlocking

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Heah, Apr 6, 2010.

  1. Heah

    Heah Notebook Guru

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    Hey guys, just wanna share this to those who're interested I've recently seen this driver's link posted on mydigitallife.com's comment session.
    http://www.station-drivers.com/tele...uchpad_15.0.10.0(www.station-drivers.com).exe
    I've installed the driver and tested for a day, apparently the 'multitouch' function is unlocked for the M17x using it. Although M17x's touchpad sucks, its sitll good to have added features^^.
     
    Heah, Apr 6, 2010
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  2. CokeCanNinja

    CokeCanNinja Notebook Consultant

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    Cool, do you know if this could work for the M15x?
     
    CokeCanNinja, Apr 6, 2010
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    it will work for any synaptics touchpad i think.
    Heah, could you do me a favor :
    go to mouse in control panel, device settings and check if there's an option to disable the touchpad when an external mice is present ?
     
    mfractal, Apr 6, 2010
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  4. gede0n

    gede0n Newbie

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    Hi!

    I tried (on my M15X) some Multitouch Synaptics drivers posted on the forum a while ago. While multitouch was great, the general feeling was pretty bad because of 2 things:
    - It felt just like the factory drivers: lag and stuff.
    - With the default windows drivers, if you move faster, the cursor will travel further than if you move your finger slowly. It's very convenient as it gives you speed or precision whenever you need it. The synaptics drivers didn't have that, and moving the cursor from one side of the screen to the other often required 2 "swipes".

    Does this driver have the same "issues"? If not, i'll definitely give it a try!!
     
    gede0n, Apr 6, 2010
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  5. Heah

    Heah Notebook Guru

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    nope there isnt, sry i 4got to check about that becuz i used to turn off the touchpad manually as i dun like the led to light up when the pad is disabled.
     
    Heah, Apr 6, 2010
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    Heah Notebook Guru

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    Don't quite rmb how the windows's driver performes, but i think it does lag
     
    Heah, Apr 6, 2010
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  7. mfractal

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    windows driver is currently the best option if you're using the trackpad. every driver that came out from dell/synaptics is crap - the touchpad is almost unusable with it.
     
    mfractal, Apr 6, 2010
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  8. airplaneman

    airplaneman Notebook Deity

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    Yeah, the Synaptics drivers are absolutely terrible. I have tried on many different occasions to use them because of the palm check feature, but I just can't do it, they are too terrible. Windows drivers are much better, only problem is it is hard to do a lot of typing because your palm will hit the touchpad and move/click the cursor where/when you don't want.

    IMO this laptop has a terrible touchpad overall.
     
    airplaneman, Apr 6, 2010
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  9. mfractal

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    yeah,i ended up disabling mine completely.
     
    mfractal, Apr 6, 2010
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